Recently promoted Plymouth Argyle secured an impressive 3-1 win over a Huddersfield Town side that would have been hoping to build on their previous good work under Neil Warnock, Stoke City secured a 4-1 victory over Rotherham United and Ipswich Town started their campaign with a brilliant away win at Sunderland.
But the most eye-catching result of the weekend came at Vicarage Road, with Watford claiming an emphatic 4-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers, scoring all four goals in the first half.
Thankfully for Gareth Ainsworth, he still has time to make further additions if he needs to, but the remainder of the window may be less fun for a side like Southampton who are seeing quite a few of their players attract interest from elsewhere.
We take a look at two of their players and others in this Championship transfer news round-up.
Leeds are now in talks to recruit Liverpool centre-back Nat Phillips, according to Rudy Galetti.
With Max Wober going out on loan and Liam Cooper being taken off yesterday, a new central defender could be extremely useful for the Whites who could have a decent amount to spend after offloading some of their players, some of whom have gone out on loan.
Galetti believes the two clubs are currently discussing a deal in the region of £10m with add-ons, although it remains to be seen whether they can come to an agreement.
Phillips’ game time at Anfield looks set to be limited once again this term and with this in mind, it could benefit the 26-year-old if he made the switch to Elland Road.
Daniel Farke’s side will need to fork out £12m if they want to get an agreement for Coventry City midfielder Gustavo Hamer over the line.
That’s according to Football Insider, who believe the Whites are currently monitoring his situation at the Coventry Building Society Arena ahead of a potential approach.
The same outlet has reported that the Sky Blues are keen to keep hold of him despite the fact his contract runs out next summer, with the club potentially at risk of losing him for nothing.
